Najib no longer needs heart procedure, say lawyers

PETALING JAYA : Former prime minister Najib Razak will no longer need to undergo a heart procedure and will instead manage his condition with medication, according to his lawyers. In a statement, Messrs Shafee & Co said doctors initially identified that Najib had coronary blockages, and that they had said there was a 95% likelihood he needed to go for an angioplasty or stent insertion.

“Upon completion of today’s coronary angiogram and comprehensive assessment, the treating specialists determined that neither balloon angioplasty nor stent insertion was required.

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